Vivo Y93s with Helio P22 SoC and 128GB Storage Launched in China

Vivo Y93s with Helio P22 SoC and 128GB Storage Launched in China

Vivo has expanded its Y series with the launch of a new smartphone dubbed as Vivo Y93s. The phone was launched in China and is an upgraded version of company’s Vivo Y93. Some of the highlights of the phone are 6.2-inch HD+ display, Helio P22 SoC and 128GB of inbuilt storage

Vivo Y93s Price and Availability

The Vivo Y93s is priced in China at CNY 1,698 which is roughly Rs. 17,700 for the lone 4GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The phone has already gone on sale in China with two colour options- Zixia Red and Aurora Red.

Vivo Y93s Features and Specification

The Vivo Y93s differs from Vivo Y93 in terms of processor and storage. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 SoC instead Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 that powers the Vivo Y93. The internal storage capacity is doubled to 128GB from 64GB. The storage is expandable up to 256GB using a microSD card. Rest of the specifications remain the same.

The Vivo Y93s sports a 6.2-inch HD+ display with screen resolution of 720×1580 pixels and aspect ratio of 19:9. The display comes with water drop shaped notch at the top that houses the selfie sensor. In the camera department, you get a vertically stacked dual camera set up on the back which is placed at the top left corner and comprises of a 13-megapixel primary sensor + 2-megapixel secondary sensor. The camera set up is backed features PDAF and a smart Portrait mode background blur option. The front bears an 8-megapixel snapper for selfies and video calls. It features Face Wake, AI beautification, and AR stickers. The dual-SIM phone runs FuntouchOS 4.5 based on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box and comes pre-loaded with the company’s Jovi AI assistant. All of this is fueled by a 4,030mAh battery.

6.2-inch HD+ display

720×1580 pixels

MediaTek Helio P22 SoC

4GB of RAM

128GB internal storage (256GB expandable)

4,030mAh battery capacity

13MP + 2MP dual rear camera

8MP selfie camera

FuntouchOS 4.5 based on Android 8.1 Oreo

11×75.09×8.28 mm

In terms of pricing the Vivo Y93s will compete against the likes of Redmi Note 6 Pro, Honor 9N and Nokia 6.1 Plus. The device is expected to be launched in India as well, however there is no official word on it yet. Keep watching this space for further updates.

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